Holding attachment for baby chairs



F. E. SMITH. HOLDING ATTACHMENTIFOR BABY CHAIRS.

APPLICATION HLED JAN 7, I922.

' Patented Nov. 14, 1922.

61cm wag Patented Nov. 14', I922 I Application filedlanfittrYn'Z, 1922.

To all'whoinz't may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK E. -S MI'lH, a citizen of the' United States, residing at Delphos, in the county of Allen and State of Ohio. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in I-IoldingAttachments for Baby Chairs, of. which the followingisg I a specification, reference being had'to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to holding attach ments for baby chairs. a I

An important object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be readily attached to a chair without in ,any manner altering the construction there- A further object of-the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be very cheaply and readily constructed and which is readily adjustable. I

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent throughout the course of the. following description.

' In the accompanying drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein like reference characters desig nate like parts throughout,

Figure 1 is a plan view showing a holder constructed in accordance with my invention attached to a chair; r n

Figure 2 is a plan view of the holder detached; I a a Figure 3 is a side elevation thereof;

Figure 4: is a section on the line 4c-4 of Figure 2 and Figure 5 1s a section on the line '55 of Figure 3.

In the present embodiment of my'inven-- tion I form the holder by employing a single strand of wire which is initially bent to form a compound semi-circular loop :10. The ends of the wire'at the central portion of-one of the branches of the loop are twisted together, as atll, and inclined downwardly and forwardly from theloop'10; At the bottom of this twisted portion, the purpose of which will hereinafter appear, thewires are diverged, as at 12, and bent back under the loop and under the-portion 11 forming a slide 13.

The ends of the lwire are bent backupon the slide portion 13 and inclined down wardly therefrom toward their free ends; Intermediate these ends 14 a ratchet rack 15.

is disposed having-the shoulders of the teeth thereoftfacingt the flange 18.

- openings formedin the-guide,

rnAriK n s'iuriri i, on nnrienosg 0am. I 1

soldering, asindicated at "161, The ends of;

relation thereto. I acent the forward end I I e; orwardiend of the"deviiiel This rack-maybe {secured "to the wires 1 1 v I any suitable manner;asqqfor ex'ample,-=.=by I a "the wires .14 are providedwith finger; loops A guide comprisinga strip: i I

of metal having the edges thereof bent to form'flanges-IS overlying the strip, inspaced of the guide 17,.a cross bar 18? is'seoured to adapted t0 be secured to the under, surface of the chair"se'at, indicated at 19, by meansof securing elements 20 extending through This plate 'or' guide 17 is 'Whenthe plate is securedin positiom the' I slide 13 may engage in the 'groovesformed :1 bythe guidepl'ate flanges 18 and the device fo'roed inwardly by the hand until the. hold ing device formed by the semicircular loop f '10 engages against the-body of. the child"; a

sufliciently to'prevent any unduemovement. "Since the ends 14: of the wire have been 111-:

clined downwardly they I will cause the ratchet carriedthereby to engage against the I "cross bar 18? and will-lock the holding" de I vice in any adjusted position desired. .VVhen I 85, this may be accomplished by engaging the finger loops lt with the hand and slightly" it is desired to release the holdingdevice elevating the ends 14c sufliciently to disengage I the teeth oftherajek 15 from the cross bar- 18 WlVhen the holdingdevice :is'gengaged' against thel'body of the child, the down-Q wardly" inclined portion 11 which formsa I support for the holding deviceserves to'pr'e:

ventthe childturning in the chair or sliding from the chair.

. From the foregoingit believeddto ibe obvious that'I'havefconstructed ayholding attachment for chairs which is extremely" easy to operate and-adjust and which may be verychea'ply constructed. It will like wise'be obvious that many chan'gesare PCS-1.

sible inthe shape, size and arrangement ofjfl the various parts iofmy device without I any manner departingfrom the spirit of my invention or ClELlIIlS;

the, scope of the] subjoined I claim: i N

1. A holding attachment for baby chairs and the. like comprisinga guide to' be I10 tached to the under surface of a chair seat, a slide engaged in the guide embodying an elastic, shiftable extension provided with a I ratchet ruck normally engaging .2 portion of said guide and preventing movement of said slide in one direction, said slide being removable fromsaid guidebv movement in the opposite direction; and a holder carried by said slide and adapted to-engage thebody of the occupant of the chair.

2. In a holding attachment for chairs and Y the like, a guide secured to the under surface of a chair-seat, a 'holder'co'mprlsmg 2L single strand of wlre bent centrally to form aportion for engaging the "body'o'f a per? being bent backupon the slide forming per tions and having secured thereto a ratchet rack, and a cross bar carried by the guide and With which the ratchet rack coaets.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature. n

' I FRANK E. SMITH. 

